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<p>Imported from Wikispaces</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 17pt;&quot;&gt;Ethiopia Project coordination and management&lt;/span&gt;'''<br /> <br /> &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;Emerging from the January 2012 Workshop&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> ----<br /> Discussion: Bruno, Rob, Geletu, Tsedeke, Iain, Jerry, Shirley<br /> <br /> Project Coordination and Management: Roles, plans, actions<br /> <br /> ----<br /> * What steps are needed to plan and further refine the project’s research agenda, in 2012<br /> * What institutional arrangements are needed to manage and deliver the project?<br /> * What are the key milestones we need to achieve, and by when?<br /> <br /> ----<br /> # Constitute Project Steering Committee [ILRI by February 29]<br /> ## CGIAR/CRP (8): ILRI, CIMMYT, ICARDA, ICRISAT, IWMI, IFPRI, ICRAF, CIP<br /> ## NARS (1): Getnet<br /> ## USAID: Jerry<br /> ## Cross-project linkage representative: (?project lead)<br /> ## Cross-project research representative: Sieg Snapp (MSU) or WUR – for further discussion<br /> ## Coordinator (ex-officio): ILRI<br /> ## ASARECA (important for “wider transfer” too)<br /> ## TSBF/CIAT (Debbie)? ILRI to follow up<br /> ## Add: Ethiopian NGO; CRSPs (according to direct involvement); MoA<br /> # Steering committee meetings (NB as needed may need to synchronise the face to face meeting with overall and rotate around the three project regions)<br /> ## Meet in person once/year<br /> ## Meet virtually at least quarterly<br /> # Formal agreements<br /> ## Project agreement (ILRI-USAID). Needs revised CN by March 30.<br /> ## ILRI -&gt;other partners sub-contracts or LoA depending on “early wins”<br /> # Project documents:<br /> ## M&amp;E plan (Stan Wood) [TBC]<br /> ## Concept note, work plan (to Sept 2012), budget and logframe (Writing team: ILRI (Iain), CIMMYT (Bruno), ICARDA (Geletu), ICRISAT (Alistair), IWMI (Simon), IFPRI (Stan), ICRAF (Aster), CIP (Steffen), EIAR (Getnet), by March 30<br /> ## Report Oct. 2011-Dec. 2011 [Jan 31]?<br /> ## Year 1 Activities<br /> ### Stakeholder group – annual meeting (ILRI)<br /> ### Anchor site activity descriptions (including actor/institution mapping)<br /> ### CGIAR/NARS staff recruitment as needed<br /> ### Funding of early win activities<br /> # Research Design Process (Sept 2012)<br /> ''' Use (this) workshop outputs<br /> ''' Design team: EIAR (TBC, Adefris?, Dawit Alemu), Bruno, Geletu, Oxfam (Setegn), An, Alan/Diego, Stan, Katherine)<br /> ''' Review: Jerry to organize [July 31]<br /> # Site selection process<br /> ## Site characterization [TBC]<br /> ## Component inventory (relevant work, technology, practices; Stan asks NARS, CGIAR)<br /> ## Identification of partners (research and development; Steering Committee)<br /> # Implementation<br /> ## Communication<br /> ### Jerry and Iain talk (minimum monthly)<br /> ### Iain works with Peter to communicate via wiki and blog<br /> ### Ensure electronic communication is working and follow up as appropriate<br /> ### Identify specific person in ILRI team to lead under Peter’s supervision and connect across three regions (work out modalities with USAID and IITA)<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> '''Queries and Comments from group:'''<br /> Include ways to engage with broader donor community, through to farmer groups etc.<br /> * How can we make use of existing groups? Such as donor advisory group…..RED-FS – this could also be important in relation to engaging with AGP<br /> * How to ensure committee has broader representation without making committee too big<br /> * ATA really good for various stakeholder linkages<br /> * Add appropriate regions once sites are selected</div>

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